Protecting the Humber

On Saturday the 11th September 1915, Frederick Charles Bush (my first cousin 3 times removed) received his first posting in the Royal Navy after his initial training at Pembroke II since enlisting earlier in the year on April 12th.

HMS St. George

Originally from Wimbledon, Surrey, Fred Bush, aged 18 1/2 years and 5Ft 2 1/2 inches was made a Stoker (2nd Class) on board HMS St. George (Waveney), which was a Destroyer Depot ship  – 1st class cruiser, (Edgar Class). HMS St. George was based at Immingham in North East Lincolnshire on the banks of the Humber Estuary about 6 miles north- west of Grimsby.

For most of the day the ships log recorded “hands were cleaning ship”. Immingham was used as a submarine base and HMS St. George formed part of the Humber guardship patrol for the base.